The Smart Economy Podcast: Real-World Blockchain Applications with Crypto, DeFi, NFTs, and DAOs
S1E5 - William Song | The DeFi Series - Part One
May 25, 2022
Episode Notes In this episode of the Smart Economy Podcast, Dylan speaks with William Song, founder of Lyrebird. Topics discussed include Terra’s collapse and how it changed his perception of “defending the peg,” how Lyrebird will adapt and potentially move forward with a fractionally backed stablecoin, the importance of using yield-generating assets for collateral in the Bowerbird lending protocol, using Neo’s native oracle network, and more!

Episode Notes

In this episode of the Smart Economy Podcast, Dylan speaks with William Song, founder of Lyrebird. Topics discussed include Terra’s collapse and how it changed his perception of “defending the peg,” how Lyrebird will adapt and potentially move forward with a fractionally backed stablecoin, the importance of using yield-generating assets for collateral in the Bowerbird lending protocol, using Neo’s native oracle network, and more!


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